Ellen Coulter

The southern right whale species had the unfortunate habit of going close to shore, making them easy pickings for whalers. After the practice was banned, their population bounced back — but researchers say something disturbing is happening to their numbers.

A university lecturer who teaches Tasmanian police recruits about domestic violence will not be involved in police training courses while comments she made in an interview with controversial men's right's commentator Bettina Arndt are reviewed.

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.

"Are you losing sleep tonight, like I am?" They're not just the lyrics to a country music heartbreaker but a question Australians should be asking each other to avoid some major health issues.

Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.

Ahead of Saturday's Tasmanian election, Liberal Premier Jeremy Rockliff and Labor leader Dean Winter debated the issues. Both parties claimed success for their respective leaders, but what did we learn? 

As Jeremy Rockliff continues his pursuit of engineering a minority Liberal government after the weekend's Tasmanian election, the ABC calls a 10th seat for Labor. 

Lead the research and lead the way on Antarctica but as the US cuts environmental funding questions are raised about the future of science there.

Potato mop-top virus was detected in New Zealand seven years ago. With the virus now present in Tasmania, what can we learn from the response across the Tasman?

Cedric and Noelene Jordan's attempt to overturn their conviction for the murder of their former son-in-law in 2009 has failed, with the Court of Criminal Appeal rejecting it on all grounds.